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numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world drama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs
numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the un raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world drama has redefined war for an intervention in libya he made the case that the war power. acted in the quiet because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to a
administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed...
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>> the rules and practices the obama administration has followed are quite stringent and are not being abused. who is to say about a future president? i think this idea of being able to execute an american citizen no matter how awful, having some third party having a say or perhaps and forming the congress or the intelligence committee, something like that. some check on the ability of a president to do this has merit as we look towards the longer- term future. >> we are taking your calls on drone strikes. robert is waiting on the line from miami, florida. hello. go ahead. caller: yes. host: what do you think? caller: they said that are targeting americans? , yes.that's right moving on. on the independent line from wisconsin. caller: hello. i think once you start to kill americans were designed to americans, you become an enemy. if you are a citizen of the united states, you have become the enemy. i do not see anything wrong with using drone strikes to take them out. i just do not they have done a good job, i believe. host: what do you think? you should be in charge of the program and
>> the rules and practices the obama administration has followed are quite stringent and are not being abused. who is to say about a future president? i think this idea of being able to execute an american citizen no matter how awful, having some third party having a say or perhaps and forming the congress or the intelligence committee, something like that. some check on the ability of a president to do this has merit as we look towards the longer- term future. >> we are taking your...
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and that was taken over when barack obama became president. as the chairman of the house intelligence commit, even as a member, was awear in part of those discussions. and now as chairman even before they conducted that first airstrike that took awlaki-- remember this was a guy trying to kill a whole bunch of u.s. citizens over detroit on christmas day. this guy's a bad guy. our options were limited. this was a tool we could use to stop further terrorist attacks against americans. i supported it then. monthly, i have my commit go to the c.i.a. to review them. i as chairman review every single airstrike that we use in the war on terror both from the civilian and military side when it comes to terrorist strikes. there is plenty of oversight here. there's not an american list somewhere overseas for targeting. that does not exist. and i think there's been some sensationalism. this is a serious matter, but i do think the oversight rules have been, i think-- >> schieffer: it is an extremely complicated matter. but what about the argument that civil
and that was taken over when barack obama became president. as the chairman of the house intelligence commit, even as a member, was awear in part of those discussions. and now as chairman even before they conducted that first airstrike that took awlaki-- remember this was a guy trying to kill a whole bunch of u.s. citizens over detroit on christmas day. this guy's a bad guy. our options were limited. this was a tool we could use to stop further terrorist attacks against americans. i supported...
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a new fragile agency lie detector policy has been discussed by president obama's administration as in the wake of allegations of authority have extended their legal limits to screening of thousands of job applicants and employees want to close a look at where the person information is not crucial for america's national security. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some strong opinions about the nation's lie detector policy too many honest people are too many people who should be passing their tests aren't and there's no there's no accountability for that. last year more than seventy three thousand americans were reportedly required to undergo polygraph tests in order to get or keep jobs with the federal government according to an investigation by mcclatchy newspapers a growing number of u.s. agencies are asking employees and applicants intimate questions that extend way beyond the realm of national security probing matters such as sexual conduct financial matters a
a new fragile agency lie detector policy has been discussed by president obama's administration as in the wake of allegations of authority have extended their legal limits to screening of thousands of job applicants and employees want to close a look at where the person information is not crucial for america's national security. for more than three decades john sullivan worked as a polygraph examiner for america's central intelligence agency today the retired cia employee is offering some...
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than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a different way because of the sui generis circumstances. >> both are essential for the ability of congress to carry its oversight responsibilities. finally, the intelligence reform act and terrorist prevention act of 2004, with which you are very familiar and which i was a co-author, requires the director of national intelligence to recommend who the cia director should be to the president of the united states. i am aware of general clapper -- the dni's letter, endorsing your nomination, which is different from his actually recommending to the president that you be
than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a...
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tippity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives this to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to of thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world bombing has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american s
tippity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives this to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations on the u.s. justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very...
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it is a two-way street with the administration and china. >> does that mean in the argument obama had with romney where romney said declare china a currency manipulation and obama said no, that's counterproductive, do you agree with obama? 44:55 >> yes here is the role of the president is to have this broad perspective that last longer than the debate was. think about a world where the two biggest economies in the world did not do business together. it is hard to imagine. it is an important relationship even though it is complicated. >> globalization has been a good thing. you could argue that. you could argue that it is an evitable. that living standards have been raised for so many people in the world. that is a good thing. to the average american, how do you make the case that our relationship with china has delivered on the promise that people thought it held? >> billions of dollars of exports going out the door. has is been good for american workers? >> it is a complicated story. there are instances where you will not be able to make the case today. if the world ended today, and
it is a two-way street with the administration and china. >> does that mean in the argument obama had with romney where romney said declare china a currency manipulation and obama said no, that's counterproductive, do you agree with obama? 44:55 >> yes here is the role of the president is to have this broad perspective that last longer than the debate was. think about a world where the two biggest economies in the world did not do business together. it is hard to imagine. it is an...
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under the obama administration, why is it that african-americans are doing worse under his administration more than the, like i say, last, previous four administrations? thank you. >> guest: well, the unemployment among blacks is now 16-plus percent. and so, um, whites are doing marginally better. blacks are doing significantly worse. the question is how much of that do we ascribe to the president? of course, there are other market forces and factors, i suppose, but i think that's a good question to put to the president. i should say at the same time that nobody wants more than i do to see president obama succeed, succeed. it is very important to the black community. that he have a successful president, presidency. and i think to some extent that's why blacks have not been disposed to be harshly critical of him because of things we might think he should have done but has not done. i think the political space he operates in is very small on these kinds of issues, um, and i don't know if he is willing to push out that space to do more things, but i think it is a question he would have to an
under the obama administration, why is it that african-americans are doing worse under his administration more than the, like i say, last, previous four administrations? thank you. >> guest: well, the unemployment among blacks is now 16-plus percent. and so, um, whites are doing marginally better. blacks are doing significantly worse. the question is how much of that do we ascribe to the president? of course, there are other market forces and factors, i suppose, but i think that's a good...
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sweeping cuts that could have an impact on you. >> senior administration officials say president obama will spend the weekend working on his state of the union address. a speech that will focus largely on the economy and the middle class. this as washington gets closer to yet another potential economic crisis. amy is a high school counselor from north glen, colorado. she has traveled to washington with other educators with a message for congress. >> that the time when we are looking at ways to keep our schools safer, these across the board cuts would impact those positions and those people who keep our schools safe. >> reporter: she's talking about the so-called sequester. $85 billion in spending cuts set to kick in march 1st, meant to be so egregious that lawmakers have to come to an agreement on deficit reduction. that has not happened and time is running out. >> if the sequester goes forward, thousands that work in national security, education, or clean energy are likely to be laid off. >> reporter: the cuts would amount to a 13% reduction to the military. >> this will badly damage
sweeping cuts that could have an impact on you. >> senior administration officials say president obama will spend the weekend working on his state of the union address. a speech that will focus largely on the economy and the middle class. this as washington gets closer to yet another potential economic crisis. amy is a high school counselor from north glen, colorado. she has traveled to washington with other educators with a message for congress. >> that the time when we are looking...
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media and out of the obama administration is that it is more legal to kill people then it is to capture them and torture them as if as if the captives must be tortured as if these are options and so drones are an improvement on torture drones are an appointment of ground war these are the arguments were being given and yet we didn't have a ground war in yemen we might need one eventually after the damage the drone strikes are doing but this is bait we're being told that this type of murder is better then all of their human rights abuses you know would you like to reap spawn to that it sounds bizarre but true. no i mean we've been we've got no disagreement at all here and i'm in complete agreement with what david's saying on this quite clear that is quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drawn be a snow in nigeria close to mali you've got the west of africanized well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn b.s. was all over africa and i'm not sure would have really this is what's getting me why are we doing this well isn't it. the most
media and out of the obama administration is that it is more legal to kill people then it is to capture them and torture them as if as if the captives must be tortured as if these are options and so drones are an improvement on torture drones are an appointment of ground war these are the arguments were being given and yet we didn't have a ground war in yemen we might need one eventually after the damage the drone strikes are doing but this is bait we're being told that this type of murder is...
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so what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us. that's what it sounds like to me it will actually harald. the chief floor of the bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the un in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertoire for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more transparency but the united states was choosing the targets for these covered operations he was essentially told to mind his own business and he came back in november two thousand and ten with a thirty page report explaining exactly in what way no boats hold that thought hold that thought we're going to go to a short break and out for that short break we'll continue our discussion on drones stay with our team. please. speak your language or not at the. news programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news i want to turn to angles didn't story. here. the spanish find out more visit i too earl
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media and out of the obama administration is that it is more legal to kill people then it is to capture them and torture them as if as if captives must be tortured as if these are options and so drones are an improvement on torture drones are an appointment of ground war these are the arguments were being given and yet we didn't have a ground war and you haven't we might need one eventually half with the damage the drone strikes are doing but this is we're being told that this type of murder is better then all of their human rights abuses you know which i troop sponsor that it sounds bizarre but true. no i mean we've been we've got new disagreement at all here and i'm in complete agreement with what david's saying on this quite clear that is quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean there's a new new drone be a snow in nigeria close to mali you've got the west of african eyes well and so it's trucking up so that we're going to have drawn b.s. is all over africa i'm not sure will disappoint really this is what's getting me why are we doing this well isn't it. them ok recruit
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you know what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us. that's what it sounds like to me it will actually harald. the chief floor of the bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the un in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertory for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more transparency but the united states was choosing the targets for these convert operations he was essentially told to mind his own business and he came back in november two thousand and ten with a thirty page report explaining exactly in what way nobody else hold that thought hold that thought we're going to go to a short break and out of that short break we'll continue our discussion on problems stay with our team. please. choose your language. call if we can with oh if. some of. the concerns. choose the opinions that immigrate to. choose the stories get him to. choose access to. are you pleased with. the.
you know what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us. that's what it sounds like to me it will actually harald. the chief floor of the bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the un in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertory for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more...
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have been you know what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us but it sounds like to me it will actually harm. the chief floor of the bomb bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the u.n. in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertoire for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more transparency about the united states was choosing the targets for these convert operations he was essentially told to mind his own business and he came back in november two thousand and ten with a thirty page report explaining exactly in what way nobody else hold that thought hold that thought we're going to go to a short break and out for that short break we'll continue our discussion on drones stay with our to. choose your language. without. the consent of. the opinions that immigrate to. choose the stories to. choose access to. welcome back to crossfire we're all things are considered to remin
have been you know what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us but it sounds like to me it will actually harm. the chief floor of the bomb bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the u.n. in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertoire for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more...
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have been you know what about these once you know it is it looks like the obama administration just saying trust us. that's what it sounds like to me it will actually harald harald the chief floor of the bomb bomb in this ministration when there was that there was a bit of an argument in the u.n. in two thousand and ten when philip alston who's the special extradition special repertoire for extrajudicial killings from new york university and he stood up and said he needed to know there would need to be more transparency but the united states was choosing the targets for these convert operations he was essentially told to mind his own business and he came back in november two thousand and ten with a thirty page report explaining exactly in what way no balls hold that thought hold that thought we're going to go to a short break and out for that short break we'll continue our discussion on problems stay with our team. choose your language. with. the consent you. choose to give to. choose the stories to. choose access to. the will. is a. welcome back to crossfire we're all things are co
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again it's here because they think that obama administration is supporting both that mrs jeans and them and this one as well and you see it even in a new law and that is what all became about but don't care about are you i'd wear a leash and the court that would happen to look to who should plan to continue to hold those going to leaving their employer can only go ashes into fear of becoming appreciate. more things but i meant that the and because. in tunisia the decision on strong. live from will be egyptian calling on the egyptian government to take action against religious you lose your school lose. giving this. a pulitzer because this is what we saw in tunisia and we see that it can also split egypt and saudi. security forces. and even. extremists and do. a little bit to advance political objectives. and then actually interrupt the literally and i think we have a we have just about one minute left and i sort of want you to if we look at the authorities response to the crisis right i mean for example unlike what's happening in tunisia president morsi what happened with president mors
again it's here because they think that obama administration is supporting both that mrs jeans and them and this one as well and you see it even in a new law and that is what all became about but don't care about are you i'd wear a leash and the court that would happen to look to who should plan to continue to hold those going to leaving their employer can only go ashes into fear of becoming appreciate. more things but i meant that the and because. in tunisia the decision on strong. live from...
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again it's it's because they think that obama administration is supporting both that mrs jeans. and this one and you see it. in a new law and that is what all became about what people care about are you i do a leash and the court that would happen to look to who should. continue to hold those going through the are leaving beckoned him to get on me go ashes into fear of becoming appreciate. more things but i'm actually there and because. in tunisia the decision on strong. a little freebie egyptians calling on the egyptian government if you can actually if you lose your cool who are giving you do that is appalling because this is what we saw in tunisia and we see that it can also split egypt. secular forces the lime green with extremists and the. illusion to advance political objectives. and try to interrupt you there larry we had a we have just about one minute left and i sort of want you to if we look at the authorities response to the crisis right i mean for example unlike what's happening in tunisia president morsi what happened with president morsi the tunisian prime minister
again it's it's because they think that obama administration is supporting both that mrs jeans. and this one and you see it. in a new law and that is what all became about what people care about are you i do a leash and the court that would happen to look to who should. continue to hold those going through the are leaving beckoned him to get on me go ashes into fear of becoming appreciate. more things but i'm actually there and because. in tunisia the decision on strong. a little freebie...
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many say the same is now true of the obama administration. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the state department. james, normally when we talk about critics, talking about the on opposite side of the aisle. when we look at the criticism president it includes members of his own base. tell us a little more about that. >> reporter: so much of this criticism, jenna, now suddenly arising from the left of the president and his policies in the war on terror has to do with timing. specifically the start of the president's second term and his nomination of counterterrorism advisor john brennan to be director of cia. as a career intelligence officer brennan has spearhead ad number of policies. the dramatic expansion of the drone program, for example and the development of novel legal theories to justify the use of drones to assassinate u.s. citizens said to be enengaged in terrorism abroad all of which liberals find abhorrent. all of this sounds familiar even if the chorus is not as deafening as it was in the bush administration.
many say the same is now true of the obama administration. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the state department. james, normally when we talk about critics, talking about the on opposite side of the aisle. when we look at the criticism president it includes members of his own base. tell us a little more about that. >> reporter: so much of this criticism, jenna, now suddenly arising from the left of the president and his policies in the war on terror has to do with...
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than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a different way because of the sui generis circumstances. >> both are essential for the ability of congress to carry its oversight responsibilities. finally, the intelligence reform act and terrorist prevention act of 2004, with which you are very familiar and which i was a co-author, requires the director of national intelligence to recommend who the cia director should be to the president of the united states. i am aware of general clapper -- the dni's letter, endorsing your nomination, which is different from his actually recommending to the president that you be
than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a...
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president obama adjust them. in administration and the news, secretary of state john carey has his first bilateral meeting with his canadian, board -- john kerry had his first bilateral meeting. and secretary panetta testified before congress on the benghazi attacked and also facing scrutiny was nominee for cia director. one of the things he talked about is how much of the public and congress should know about the u.s. drove stride program. we would like to hear your opinion. what is the balance between government secrecy and the public's right to know? here are the numbers to call -- you can also find us online -- here is the headline in "the baltimore sun" this morning. brennan targeted over drones. looking at some of the opinions coming in on the editorial pages of the newspapers. "usa today" -- that is of the newspaper's editorial board opinion. jumping down, it says -- the opposing view that "usa today" publishes to give a counterpoint says end the u.s. -- covert drone war. naureen shah at columbia's human-r
president obama adjust them. in administration and the news, secretary of state john carey has his first bilateral meeting with his canadian, board -- john kerry had his first bilateral meeting. and secretary panetta testified before congress on the benghazi attacked and also facing scrutiny was nominee for cia director. one of the things he talked about is how much of the public and congress should know about the u.s. drove stride program. we would like to hear your opinion. what is the...
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than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a different way because of the sui generis circumstances. >> both are essential for the ability of congress to carry its oversight responsibilities. finally, the intelligence reform act and terrorist prevention act of 2004, with which you are very familiar and which i was a co-author, requires the director of national intelligence to recommend who the cia director should be to the president of the united states. i am aware of general clapper -- the dni's letter, endorsing your nomination, which is different from his actually recommending to the president that you be
than those produced by the obama administration? >> i do not think there was a different standard. >> one was released within four months of the obama administration taking office. the other had been requested for a much longer time. >> i am not a lawyer. i have come to learn of the term sui generis. the olc memos released after the president came into office were released because the program was terminated. olc will counsel opinions, and those opinions were looked at in a...